Fifteen years after an uprising that ended in failure, eighteen-year-old Clarke finds himself alone in a dangerous, poverty-stricken city governed by the very man the people fought to overthrow – The Ruler.Strict rules are enforced by Him and his Administration. Anyone who speaks out... goes missing.Clarke must uncover the truth to find out who his family was and where he comes from, but after witnessing a crime, he is now in danger of going missing like all those before him.With nothing left, Clarke has two options: stay in the city where he's a wanted man, or flee into the perilous forest surrounding the city that no one has ever come back from.